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Nyinsen Ne Awuo engages expectant women at Adabraka pregnancy school on STIs
About 50 pregnant women gathered at the pregnancy school at Adabraka Polyclinic for a health education session focused on sexually transmitted infections (STIs) during pregnancy. The event, organised by Adom FM’s health programme Nyinsen Ne Awuo and hosted by Afia Amankwah, combined exercise activities with a health di...
Doctor raises concern over rising UTI cases among children from affluent homes
A paediatrician at the University of Ghana Medical Centre, Dr. Beatrice Nyann, has expressed concern over a rising number of Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) cases among children, including those from affluent households. Dr. Nyann noted that recent cases indicate even children who are well cared for at home are contracti...
Regular check-ups key to early diagnosis of medical condictions – Little Angels Trust founder
The founder of Little Angels Trust, Dame Levinia Enim, has made a strong call for extensive public awareness on the importance of regular medical check-ups to help prevent the late diagnosis of health conditions.
Doctor raises concern over rising UTI cases among children from affluent homes
A paediatrician at the University of Ghana Medical Centre, Dr. Beatrice Nyann, has expressed concern over a rising number of Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) cases among children, including those from affluent households. Dr. Nyann noted that recent cases indicate even children who are well cared for at home are contracti...
Doctor warns parents about growing Urinary Tract Infections in Children
A paediatrician at the University of Ghana Medical Centre, Dr. Beatrice Nyann, has expressed concern over a rising number of Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) cases among children, including those from affluent households. Dr. Nyann noted that recent cases indicate even children who are well cared for at home are contracti...
Doctor raises concern over rising UTI cases among children
A paediatrician at the University of Ghana Medical Centre, Dr. Beatrice Nyann, has expressed concern over a rising number of Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) cases among children, including those from affluent households. Dr. Nyann noted that recent cases indicate even children who are well cared for at home are contracti...
Chambas Team of Red Alert, Narcotics Commission join forces to combat drug abuse
The Chambas Team of Red Alert, in collaboration with the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC), has officially launched the Drug Abuse Prevention Clubs in Senior High Schools in the Ahafo Region.
Ghana's first helium-free MRI centre opens at 37 Military Hospital in Public-Private Partnership
HealthTech Ghana Limited, in partnership with the Ministry of Defence, has opened Ghana's first Philips BlueSeal 1.5T helium-free magnetic resonance imaging system at the 37 Military Hospital in Accra, marking a significant expansion of diagnostic services under a public-private partnership arrangement. The initiative,...
First malaria drug for babies is approved in ‘major public health milestone’
WHO prequalification of Coartem Baby means newborns can be safely treated rather than using medication for older children The first malaria treatment for babies has been approved by the World Health Organization, opening the door to widespread use around the globe. In parts of Africa, up to 18% of children under six mo...
Monkeypox is spreading among gay men worldwide
More than 19,000 cases of monkeypox have been reported in 76 countries, including 18,800 in 70 countries that haven’t historically reported monkeypox cases, the CDC data shows. Health officials advise that anyone can get the virus through intimate physical contact, despite the fact that the majority of cases so far have been among gay and […]
US clinical trial sees tumors disappear in 14 cancer patients
A small clinical trial conducted by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center found that every single rectal cancer patient who received an experimental immunotherapy treatment had their cancer go into remission. One participant, Sascha Roth, was preparing to travel to Manhattan for weeks of radiation therapy when the results came in, Memorial Sloan Kettering said. That’s […]